I remember a point in [writing] the story where I said, "This isn't working, I should go and buy something at the supermarket or my wife will kill me." Then I said, "No, I'll go on."
Etgar KeretWhen I started writing my stories, I thought that not only nobody outside my language, but nobody outside my neighbourhood would get them.
Etgar KeretI think that, in Hebrew, it's like the language creates a more unique and specific universe even before the story.
Etgar KeretWhen you work on a graphic novel or a film with people you've been together through a lot and you've exposed your secrets and weaker sides to each other.
Etgar KeretWhen I write, I never know the endings. What I think works in [my] stories is the fact that when I write, I really want to find out what is going on-I'm writing for myself as a reader. It's like when you dream a dream. I want to know what's behind the door. If I navigate, it's from a place that's totally intuitive.
Etgar Keret